Airhammer

So Basically 6 slotting Aim and Build up would be overkill.. Optimally 4 recharge SO's seems to be the best balance from what I see.

I would say that at level 22 you can start buying SO's. One SO will be fine for you to hit most targets especialy with aim.

You can have a fine build without hasten. I did it for 24 levels. But imagine this.. Imagine having build up and aim available every 30 seconds.. Thats a huge buff to your attacks every thirty seconds and even better if you alternate them between attacks. And when u get to Power Boost and Boost range you will want them up faster to.

SO while not having hasten doesnt " gimp " you. Having hasten does help you.

Hey thats the best thing about this thread. It is not a " cookie cutter ' style. Some people like myself build their characters according to concept and not necessarily by min/max... Your playstyle works for you... awesome !!!! and thats what makes this a great post everyone shares individual ideas and it helps someone else !!!

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Ms Knight would you please review the build I posted on this thread and give me your analysis ???

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Okies...you like smashing from above...some melee (E Punch/Bone)...and battlecry emotes

1. Concern abt. snipers in PI/CF/Bricks/FF in getting SS. Honestly if you don't need SS to get around (you have fly and I figure you like it) consider this: take another power in the concealment pool (you already are considering stealth "armor") then take phase...snipers can't hit you if you're phased...but you are more exposed if you should fight (w/ phase off..whereas stealth + SS can be used in combat). This would be good up through 32 when you get nova. You can decide then if you want SS to stack w/ stealth so you can walk up to nova...oooooorrrrr...you can stealth, hover high, turn off hover then activate nova (and assumedly a cool emote). Note about a couple of things, I noticed my accuracy was a bit lower with this, and nova will go off where it's pressed, not where you wind up. So activating nova while you are dropping could result in nova's center being several feet in the air. Nova is a sphere, so it'll still hit, but you might miss the widest radius. However with practice you can probably get this down and it will fit into your style. Later in the game you can think about swapping Phase for PFF.

As it stands tho', at 26 you have a few levels/powers to play with before reaching the sniping zones.

If you get SS, consider swapping out health for swift...stacked w/ SS you'll be at the travel cap i think.

2. Air Superiority: I tried this on test and didn't like the close range...but it was nice to have another attack when having fun w/ sky raiders in TV. I hear that it's the best dmg power in the pools (for what that's worth) so you might still have fun w/ it, maybe later in the game tho....flying sky tend to be Lts or bosses...tho it is fun fighting them while flying/hovering.

You have rng enh in bolt/blast/ET. Consider this: boost range. it gives like a 54% or 75% base boost (dep on who ya ask). w/ only 1 SO, it recharges immediately after going down.

How's your end? I notice stamina's 1 slotted whereas hasten is 3 slotted. Are your fights done quickly or do you run out of end mid-fight? Might want to balance this. Punch will free up 2 slots, and Aim and BU are good at 3, but it might be too early for that (you gain 3-4 sec w/ each, but you could put these elsewhere.

Oh, and when/if you get Total Focus, you'll need to have a nice new emote to go with it!

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Thano you for your look at my character and I do agree with you that I dont like cookie cutter builds either. I must build according to my chracter vision and my play style.

I do love flying.. Flight gets dissed alot because its not the fastest travel power.. However it is the most versatile, especially for blasters. Being able to stay out of melee range is very very critical to survival. I will be using six slotted hover definitely as it fits my play style.

I have decided to use stealth and SS since I have hasten already. I will make SS part of my OVERRIDE mode ( since they have the same color anyway ).. This will go well when I get NOVA to for my... Death from Above... emote drop out the sky with SS and Stealth on.. BAM !!!!! Death from Above...

My end right now is fine.. because I am not a huge hasten user but I will start slotting Stamina like mad the next few levels.

I will be getting rid of Air Superiority for Power Blast.. I figure if you fly up that close u deserve a MASSIVE attack in the face and the range is definitely better..

Thanks for the advice...

Ms Knight would you please review the build I posted on this thread and give me your analysis ???

Dr Dane Hammond aka Neutron, Dr Frank Deveraux aka P.R.I.M.E., Dr Jason Cross aka Stormbringer, Major Shane Pierce aka Airhammer and Lieutenant Anton Pierce aka RE-FLEX, all basically work under the Department of Defense under the F.I.S.T project. They are engineers and test pilots for the US Army's Exoskeleton Program.

I have origins already written for most of my heroes.

Thanks.. thats my thing.. I dont want SS because it just doesnt fit my concept for my character.. and I dont want the uber build.. I want what works for me.. I am toying with the idea of droppin ET but its not set in stone.. I dont even know if I will take stealth but it does hit in the concept of the character in terms of a stealth armor ( which of course will be a different costume to go along with that )

Thanks for the help..

I need some advice energy blasters.. I am looking at where I am now and looking at the free respec. This is where I am not but this is from memory...

I am level 26 right now
Power Bolt -1acc/1 range/4 Damage
Power Blast -1acc/1 range/3Damage
Energy Torrent- 1acc/1 Cone Enhance/1 Damage
Snipe- 1acc/1 interrupt/4 damage
Aim- 3 recharge ( I think )

Power Thrust-2 damage
Enegy Punch-2 damage
Build Up- 3 recharge

Hover- 1 defense/1 Flight
Flight-1 end/ 1 Flight
Air Superiority- 1 Damage

Hasten- 3 recharge

Swift- Run
Health- Health
Stamina 1 end red

Now obviously I made some mistakes from when I first started..

Energy Punch and Air Superiority wil be removed for Bone Smasher and Power Burst ( my wife too that and I was like daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaag I shoulda took that )

I am very very seriously considering getting rid of Enery Torrent.

My style goes with the name.. I prefer to hover in the air and hammer targets from above... I have two Battle Cries..

Its Hammertime ( snipe while standing on the ground )
Droppin the Hammer ( which I will use for Bonesmasher )

My nickname.. Death from Above..

I am much more of a single target fighter.. In groups I tend to be the boss and looey killer.. and I like that.. I am not a big fan of the EB AOE attacks.. mainly cause they dont do enough damage to nuke the mob.. and they draw lots of aggro and aggro is baaaaaaaaaad.

I am thinking to get rid of the Energy Torrent AOE and get something I will use a lot like Stealth, SS or Conserve Power. I like Flight and Hover but everyone keeps talking about how dangerous it gets when going through PI you get sniped without SS and Stealth.. SS really doesnt fit my character concept but Stealth can simply be a Stealth Armor.

I was thinking about getting Tough and Weave later but it looks like I will be going with one of the Epic Pools like PFF and TI..

Any suggestions would be helpful... I am really really stuck at whether or not to get rid of Energy Torrent.. That would give me two more slots for something else which in all honesty I will probably use a WHOLE lot more.

Thanks for your help..

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Excellent post, Majik! Thank you!

Like your thought about slotting Power Thrust with Accuracy. I hardly ever use it, but like you, when I do, it's just to get people off me and I don't want it to miss. I think I'll do that. Why didn't I think of that?!

Yep, I saw SnipeFu's thoughts on putting Accuracy in Snipe and I'm going to do that, too. I'm just waiting till I get to my next level. I should have changed that in my build. Definately need it there. Not sure about the interrupt enhancer...don't know if I want to waste a slot on it. Hmmm...think about it.

Well, I have to tell you, I LOVE SuperSpeed AND Fly. I have SS on permanently with Stealth to give me invisibility. I may end up putting a End Red in SS and Stealth to keep any of them from having an effect on me. I don't know how I'd live without that one.

You don't use Power Bolt?!? That one's my bread and butter, along with Burst and Blast. I don't think I can sacrifice it...

You gave me some great things to think about. Thank you!!!

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I agree with slotting Power Thrust for accuracy.. what you really want is for it to hit to get someone out of your face.. you really dont want to cause mega damage.. and the reality is you wont..

I slot my snipe for accuracy because I HATE MISSING.. nothing makes me more angry than when my most powerful long range attack misses. I have mine slotted with one accuracy.. one interruot and four damage.. Once I get Hasten to six slots and build and aim to four that should be every 30 second which is enough in my book.

I love Power Bolt... yes its weak... but you know what.. its fast.. it comes up when u need it.. I have it six slotted 1 acc/5 damage.. Its a trusty old friend and while other stuff is sexier now.. Power Bolt is that attack that takes off a little here and there.. which adds up in the end.. good DPS IMO....

I am still debating Stealth and SS.. I was thinking about making a new costume that would effectively be a stealth armor for my tech guy... so that would work for me.. SS doesnt really fit my concept at all... I am all about the concept...

yeah I didnt see they had already gone the SS stealth route.. It sounds like every blaster is going that way now..

KB is not issue if you use hover and knock your enemy down toward the ground. KB also doesnt happen constantly unless you slot for KB.. I rarely get huge knockback...

So MsKnight basically it seems to me that with PFF and TI you dont need to have tough and weave or the Inviso stuff for defense right ???

Plus I would like some advice is boost range really all that good.. I liked adding range into my slots figuring with BU and AIM I was already really near the cap anyway.. but I am level 26 so you will have a much better idea thane me...

I like your build very much and it is along the lines I was going with Airhammer. I wont ever use Superspeed for my toon as it totally gies against his concept. I am strongly considering the 6 slotted fly.. I know I would be having flight twice but SS doesnt work with a guys names AIR hammer ya know.

I planned to see what the end result is from the Energy power pool and I might have enough left to take tough and weave because i dont plan to take Power Push ( although that may change as well )

Excellent build it shows me I am headed in the right direction.. Heck I will pick up two powers with the free respec when I get rid of Air Superiority and Energy Punch.. Will be getting Power Burst and Bone Smasher..

I also tend to slot for range.. I know thats not very popular but I like it and I figure with buildup and aim every 30 seconds I will be pretty darn near the damage cap anyway...

I tend to fight almost exclusively in the air ( I think I am really good at it too... ) so the range helps me a lot..
yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

There are over 40 pages of complaints on the Controller board about the Gravity powerset and DS in particular, how it is hated by everyone.. I havent seen one comment by a Dev yet...

I currently have three SO's in Hasten and three in Build up. I figure once I get Hasten Perma and four SO's in Buildup and Aim should work really well. I just hope I have enough slots to use with that and need to six slot stamina and I really want to six slot hasten..

How come no one slots range enhancements.. I find range to be an incredible help when I am playing.. the ability to shott from really far away helps me tremendously.. I can easily hover above people.. out of range.. snipe em.. move in a little closer.. shoot em and zoom back out.. wait till I get hover six slotted.. yeaaaaaaaaaaaah..

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hence I know a lot about powers and snipe. My point is that you can get Snipe off in the middle of battle because if there is a will there is a way and you can do it without interrupt enhancements.


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I concur. I have always been able to get off at least one or two snipe shots in a battle without interruption.. Of course I also use hover to my advantage in battle as well.